Bemidji Regional Airport

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Bemidji Regional Airport
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Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Bemidji / Beltrami County
Serves Bemidji, Minnesota
Hub for
Elevation  AMSL 1,391 ft / 424 m
Coordinates 47°30′39″N094°56′05″W / 47.51083°N 94.93472°W / 47.51083; -94.93472
Website BemidjiAirport.org
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Bemidji Regional Airport
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
13/317,0042,135Asphalt
7/255,7001,737Asphalt
Statistics (2021)
Passengers (2020)31,470
Aircraft operations (2021)13,756
Based aircraft72

Bemidji Regional Airport( IATA : BJI, ICAO : KBJI, FAA LID : BJI) is three miles northwest of Bemidji, in Beltrami County, Minnesota, United States. It is owned by the city of Bemidji and Beltrami County. [2]

Contents

The airport is used for general aviation and is served by SkyWest Airlines, as Delta Connection for Delta Air Lines, as well as four cargo airlines. In 2012, a major terminal rehabilitation project was completed, which expanded the terminal from 13,000 square feet to almost 29,000 square feet. [3]

Airline flights (Wisconsin Central DC-3s) began in 1951–52.

Facilities

Bemidji Regional Airport covers 1,740 acres (700 ha) at an elevation of 1,391 feet (424 m). It has two asphalt runways: 13/31 is 7,004 by 150 feet (2,135 x 46 m) and 7/25 is 5,700 by 150 feet (1,737 x 46 m). [2] The airport does not have a control tower. [4]

In the year ending December 31, 2021 the airport had 13,756 aircraft operations, average 38 per day: 72% general aviation, 11% airline, 13% air taxi and 4% military. In December 2021, 72 aircraft were based at this airport: 38 single-engine, 31 multi-engine and 3 helicopter. [2]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
Delta Connection Minneapolis/St. Paul

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
Bemidji Airlines Brainerd, Eveleth, Minneapolis/St. Paul
FedEx Feeder
operated by Corporate Air 		Fargo
Freight Runners Express Madison, Seattle–Boeing
UPS Airlines Minneapolis/St. Paul

Statistics

Top destinations

Busiest routes out of BJI
(September 2023 - August 2024) [1]
RankCityPassengersCarriers
1 Minneapolis/St Paul 28,000Delta Connection

Medevac

Bemidji Regional Airport is one of four locations for Sanford Health AirMed, a level 1 Trauma Center located in Fargo, North Dakota.

History

In 2020 the airport received a $1,123,770 CARES Act award. [5] [6]

On September 18, 2020, the Bemidji Airport was where President Donald J. Trump learned about the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Trump was notified of her death after a campaign rally while walking towards Air Force One. [7] [8]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Bemidji, MN: Bemidji Regional (BJI)". Bureau Of Transportation Statistics. December 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Form 5010 for BJI PDF . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective July 13, 2023.
  3. ↑ "History | Bemidji Regional Airport". Bji Airport.
  4. ↑ "BJI - BEMIDJI RGNL". GlobalAir.com.
  5. ↑ Uren, Adam (April 15, 2020). "97 Minnesota airports receive federal bailout cash, here's how much they got" . Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  6. ↑ "U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $10 Billion in Relief for America's Airports". April 14, 2020. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  7. ↑ Keith, Tamara (September 18, 2020). "'Titan Of The Law': Trump Reacts To Ginsburg's Death" – via NPR.
  8. ↑ "Trump calls Ginsburg 'an amazing woman.' Biden says, 'She was fierce and unflinching'". Los Angeles Times. September 19, 2020.
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